Political trilemma of the world economy

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The political trilemma of the world economy is a concept created by economist Dani Rodrik to capture the trade-offs that governments faced in their responses to globalization. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The trilemma holds that "democracy, national sovereignty and global economic integration are mutually incompatible: we can combine any two of the three, but never have all three simultaneously and in full." [6] According to Rodrik, states embraced globalization and national autonomy in the late 19th century, but sacrificed democratic decision-making. [7] In the post-World War II period, states sacrificed globalization while embracing democracy at home and national autonomy. [7] The trilemma suggests that the backlash against globalization in the last few decades is rooted in a desire to reclaim democracy and national autonomy, even if it undermines economic integration. [7] Rodrik first presented the trilemma in a 2000 paper. [8]

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